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Join our team: Women’s Health Coordinator

Published: Monday, July 10, 2023

NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Coordinator to coordinate and lead policy, develop and implement campaigns, and conduct and oversee research in line with NWC’s Strategic Plan. The Coordinator will be responsible for the full...

Call for diversity of voices in Good Friday Agreement commemorations

Published: Thursday, July 06, 2023

The commemorations of the Good Friday Agreement have been dominated by men, with little consideration given to the various communities who paid the highest price in the conflict, such as working-class communities, women, and young people. That’s according...

Call to End Violence Against Women in Budget 2024

Published: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

On the anniversary of the publication of the Zero Tolerance Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, the National Women’s Council says the implementation of the strategy must be prioritised in Budget 2024 Today (Wednesday) it is a year...

Marginalised women and girls face significant barriers in accessing mental health services: report

Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

A new report has found that many groups of women – including women in Direct Provision, women in abusive relationships, and low-income women – face significant barriers in accessing mental health services. The research, published by the National Women&rsquo...

Budget 2024 extraordinary opportunity to tackle systemic inequalities for women: NWC

Published: Monday, June 12, 2023

Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that the Budget 2024 surplus presents an extraordinary opportunity for government to invest in long-term, sustainable measures which would tackle the systemic inequalities that...

Major Human Rights Hearing highlights fundamental policy gaps on care

Published: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

On Tuesday 30th May a Human Rights Hearing on care will bring together women carers, Irish politicians and national and international experts to examine how to improve policy and practices on care. The event, organised by ActionAid Ireland and National...

NWC Launches Family-Friendly Toolkit in Longford to Boost Women’s Representation in Local Government

Published: Monday, May 29, 2023

Politics continues to be dominated by men: just 11% of councilors in Longford are women The National Women’s Council (NWC) has launched their Family-Friendly toolkit in Longford, a resource for local authorities to assist women and those with caring...

Gender quotas needed for local elections in Northern Ireland

Published: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Women represent half of the electorate in the north but make up only 32% of candidates across all local authorities The National Women’s Council is calling for the implementation of gender quotas for future local government elections in Northern...

Socially engaged artist residency to celebrate 50 years of National Women’s Council

Published: Monday, May 15, 2023

Create and The National Women’s Council (NWC) are delighted to announce artist and activist Grace Dyas as the recipient of an Artist Residency Award. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of NWC, the leading representative organisation for women and...

Join our team: Women’s Health Officer

Published: Thursday, May 04, 2023

NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Officer who will play a key role in developing and delivering NWC’s policy, advocacy and campaigns work on women’s health in line with our Strategic Plan 2021-2024: 'No...

Referendum is historic opportunity for women’s equality

Published: Wednesday, May 03, 2023

At a May Day event on Wednesday evening, the National Women’s Council will say recognition of care is critical for workplace equality   The National Women’s Council (NWC) says that while there are significant  ...

Call to action for survivors in the three justice systems – criminal, civil and child protection

Published: Tuesday, May 02, 2023

The Minister for Justice Simon Harris has today welcomed the launch of a significant report by the National Women’s Council (NWC), highlighting the urgent need for reforms across the justice system for survivors reporting domestic and sexual abuse....

O’Shea Abortion Review must be catalyst for system change: NWC

Published: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has warmly welcomed Marie O’Shea’s review of the abortion system, and stated that the report must act as a catalyst for system change so that every woman who needs...

Minister Simon Harris launches Towards a Zero Tolerance Approach - A new Good Practice Guide

Published: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and Minister for Justice, Simon Harris TD, today (26th April 2023) launched Towards a Zero Tolerance Approach: A Good Practice Guide. Developed by the National Women’s Council, the Good...

National Women’s Council welcomes abortion review

Published: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has welcomed Marie O’Shea’s report on Ireland’s abortion law, saying it paves the way for change. It is also welcome that this important independent review will go...

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